Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2016/07/09
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]A wonderful series Tina, and the bas relief works very well with the Monochrom. My wife would have loved to visit this place although I think I would have had tremendous trouble getting her to leave it. It is such a pity that more tourists do not go there, but your work certainly gives a valuable insight. Thanks for sharing such great images. Gerry > On 9 Jul 2016, at 23:14, Tina Manley <tmanley at gmail.com> wrote: > > PESO: > > I find it amazing that after 2500 years the bas relief sculptures at > Persepolis are still mostly intact and vivid. > > http://www.pbase.com/tinamanley/image/163637770/original > > A lot of them had been rubbed until they were beginning to deteriorate, but > the barriers prevent people from getting to them now. > > http://tinamanley.photoshelter.com/gallery-image/Iran/G0000YmlbTddL96g/I0000sl89lZQhg_8 > > The history behind all of these sculptures makes them come alive to me. > History is disappearing too fast in the middle east these days!! > > Tina > > -- > Tina Manley > www.tinamanley.com > tina-manley.artistwebsites.com > http://www.alamy.com/stock-photography/3B49552F-90A0-4D0A-A11D-2175C937AA91/Tina+Manley.html > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information